RULE 2.3. HEARING PANELS.

Effective Date: 7/1/1999

Obsolete Date: 3/1/2017

A.Appointment.Upon the filing of a petition, the chair of the board shall appoint a hearing panel to conduct hearings and submit findings and recommendations on matters assigned under Rule 2.1H(2). A hearing panel may consist of a three-member panel of not more than two lawyers and at least one public member appointed from current or former board members, or may be a hearing officer designated from among district court or surrogate judges.

B.Powers and Duties. Each hearing panelshall:

(1) Conduct hearings on matters referred by the board; and

(2) Submit findings and recommendations, together with the record of the hearing, to the court.

C.Abstention. A member of the hearing panel shall refrain from taking part in any proceedings in which a judge, similarly situated, would be required to disqualify.

[Adopted effective January 1, 1995; Amended on an emergency basis effective July 16, 1998; Adopted on a final basis effective September 8, 1998.]